My little friend Jack that I told you about last what’s the problem? The favors seem to pile issue (www.youtube.com/livestrongjack) is up. I do what I can, but somewhere in there I officially a star. He hoped to eventually reach need to squeeze in the pesky things, what do 10,000 people with his story. Well, as we go to you call them? Oh yeah, billable hours. I can’t print, he’s pushing 40,000 and counting. He’s bill for favors. I probably should, but I never been invited as the guest of honor to a host do. Where do you draw the line? Plus I’m far of events and fundraisers, he’s been featured too disorganized to track my hours when I on local news and, I hear, even mentioned on take five minutes to fix someone’s Web site national broadcasts, and people are seeing that they’ve managed to blow up with a well- his message across the globe. Unreal! Some- intentioned click of the delete key. time the smallest favors you do for people pay off and pay you back in immeasurable ways. The problem for me is when I don’t get to For me, giving my Saturday on a paper dead- your favor -- even worse, if I simply have to line weekend to make that video with Jack say I can’t help, usually because I am abso- has turned out to be the most influential and lutely swamped and cannot take even that fulfilling thing I’ve done in some time. five minutes to do it. It sounds arrogant or un- caring to that person. Why are you not good If only every favor could be as useful and enough for ten stinkin’ minutes? But what appreciated. But, alas, real life rewards most they don’t know is that they are favor #27 of of your efforts with a swift kick in the good the day. 27 favors doesn’t leave a lot of time intentions. to do what you intended to do at the start of the day in the first place. Yes, your problem is First off, don’t get me started on the “real easy to fix, but these 26 asked first and I can quick” people. Like someone saying can do it, but not today. For those 26, I am Super- you do this “real quick” actually makes it go man. I have saved the day. But for that last any faster. “Can you mow my lawn ... just one, I failed them. That’s the worst feeling. do it real quick.” Oh, well, since you say it like that, sure, let me snap my fingers and I could start billing for every favor, no mat- move that mountain for you. Not the right ter how tiny. But that doesn’t work. When way to get me to do you a favor. As favors, they walk in the door and are standing next you see, are my specialty. to you and showing you their proverbial broken arm, you have to stop and set it for In the 8 years of 365, and many before that, them. It’s like the the Hippocratic oath, but I’ve been the go-to guy for a lot of people not for doctors. They should have an oath for design needs, technical answers and oc- for us, the favor-doers: Always ready with a casionally a strong back on moving day. I’m laptop, a car jack and a roll of duct tape. No not the only one. We all have our go-to guys. job is too small or ridiculous ... trust me. I have mine, too. I’m sure you are some- one’s go-to guy or gal. As 365 has grown, So what am I saying here? Don’t ask me for fa- the number of people who look to me for vors? No, of course not. It’s pretty much what go-to answers has grown and grown. Subse- we specialize in here at 365. I guess what I’m quently, the staff around me has grown and saying is, if I can’t help you, it’s not because grown too. I think we have 13 or 15 people I don’t want to. It’s genuinely because I can’t. working here now. It keeps changing, I lose And if I’ve managed to be Superman for you count. We all have our jobs and our projects each and every time without fail, please tell to work on, and in between them all are fa- the guy I failed that I’m not a bad guy. vors, thousands of favors. I think I’ve mentioned before that my Editor I’m writing about it now because I’m won- Tim likes to say, “You can have it cheap, fast dering if you’re in the same boat as I am. The and good; pick two.” We’re so used to giv- funny thing about a favor is that it’s generally ing all three that expectations run high. So easy to do. In my case, they are generally if one day you are only able to give 100% things that, in my profession, are easy to ac- instead of 120, it’s a disappointment. What complish, but for the person who asked me should I do, under-perform on purpose so to do it, would take them a week to figure expectations aren’t high? It’s not in me to do out. That’s why we ask for people to help us. that. It could be worse; they could have had Usually we ask Dad first. He always seems to pay for it and wait a month for delivery to know how to fix everything. But lately like people in the real world. Then again, the tables have turned and Dad comes to maybe I just shouldn’t feel so bad about not me for posters and flyers and logos and ... being able to help everyone. After all, they of course, a strong back for semi loads of are called “favors.” If they were mandatory, Toys for Tots pallets in the middle of a busy they’d be called jobs. That it. If what you Wednesday. No problem. need is critical, don’t ask for a favor. Ask me to do a job for you. Then I’ll do it for sure. I’ll So, yes, I can do that for you. It’ll take me do it first ... and you’ll get an invoice! Why about 15 minutes and in the end it probably don’t you get our your checkbook and pay it The 365ink crew... faces you already know! saves you five hours or $500. My pleasure. So now -- you can just do it real quick. Tim Mike Tanya Jeff Kelli Ralph Gary Matt Lisa Chris Pam Joey Angela Ron Bob Roy Brad Bryce In this Issue... ISSUE # 53 APRIL 17 - 30 Four Mounds: 4 Community Shorts: 5 - 7 Arts Shorts: 8-10 DSO Arena Pops: 9 Pam Kress-Dunn: 11 Wando’s Movies Reviews: 12-13 Entertainment Briefs: 14 Rediscover Upper Main: 15 Live Music Listings: 16-17 America’s River Festival: 18 Venom at the NMRMA : 19 Mayor Roy Buol: 20 Recurring Events and Concerts: 21 Bob’s Book Reviews: 22 Mattitude:23 Life Stiles - by Jeff Stiles: 24 Eating Healthy with Hy-Vee: 25 the “A” Factor: 26 Go Green Challenge: 26 Crossword / Sudoku: 27 Trixie / Horoscopes: 28 OTLAG Exhibit Opening: 29 Comedy: 30 The Inkwell Publisher: Bryce Parks ([email protected]) Editor: Tim Brechlin ([email protected]) Advertising: Kelli Kerrigan ([email protected]) 563-451-9365 Ad Design: Tanya Tjarks ([email protected]) Photography: Mike Ironside, Joey Wallis, Ron TIgges, Bryce Parks Writers & Content: Mike Ironside, Tim Brechlin, Ellen Goodmann, Bryce Parks, L.A. Hammer, Chris Wand, Mayor Roy Buol, Matt Booth, Robert Gelms, Angela Koppes, Pam Kress-Dunn, and Jeff Stiles Graphic Design & Layout: Bryce Parks, Mike Ironside, Tim Brechlin Director of Operations / Accounts Avoidable: Sharon Metz Special thank you to: Bob & Fran Parks, Kay Kluseman, Bob Johnson, Todd Locher, Everett Buckardt, Julie Steffen, Sheila Castaneda, Christy Monk, Katy Brechlin, Jim Heckmann, Ron & Jennifer Tigges and all the 365 friends and advertisers for all your support. You are all 365. Dubuque365 • 210 West 1st Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001 Office Phone or Music/Events/Movie Hotline 365 @(563) 588-4365 All contents (c) 2008, Community, Incorporated. All rights reserved. We’ve hidden 365’s WANDO somewhere in this issue of Dubuque365ink. Can you find the master of movies buried within these pages? Hint: He’s tiny and could be anywhere, In a story? In an ad? On the cover? Good Luck! SOMETIMES THREE MOUNDS JUST AIN’T ENOUGH! 4 APRIL 17 - 30 “The entire mission of the Four Mounds would be a significant burden upon Four Foundation is to preserve and educate,” Mounds if we were to try to maintain it says executive director Christine Olson, without generating revenue from it. So who took upon the position in 2004. it’s been restored and renovated, and it’s “[Landowner] Elizabeth Burden donated open for public and private functions, Four Mounds to the City of Dubuque upon meetings, events ... and, of course, we her death in 1982, and her intention was have the seven rooms that are open to for the City to make Four Mounds avail- guests, and we have several repeat guests able to the public for educational purpos- who come multiple times a year.” es.